YORKTOWN PATCH: LAKELAND’S DAVID ACEVEDO BECOMES EAGLE SCOUT

He recently received his Court of Honor – the official presentation of his Eagle Scout certificates and medal, and includes letters of congratulation.

The 14-year-old was honored with a ceremony by Senator Greg Ball, Yorktown supervisor Michael Grace, councilman Vishnu Patel and other distinguished members of the Yorktown community.

For David’s Eagle Scout Service project, he hosted three food drives to benefit the Community Pantry at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church of Mohegan Lake. He helped to provide the pantry with food items needed for their Christmas meal distribution as well as items needed for everyday consumption.

The Eagle Scout also collected toys for the children of families in need. With the help of his fellow scouts, David collected more than 1,500 food items in about 9 hours.

David’s extracurricular activities include being a soccer referre, playing soccer and being a part of two travel teams. Click here to read more about David and his blood drive earlier this year.

“There are only a small percent of scouts that ever make it to this ranking and I would like to congratulate David for all his hard work to achieve this great honor,” Senator Greg Ball said. “David is a great leader that we can all be proud of. I look forward to great things from him in the future.” (ARTICLE)

About Greg Ball

Assemblyman Greg Ball (R, C, I – Patterson) is the Senator for New York State's 40th district. A former Vice President of Exceed International Development Corporation, Ball holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from the United States Air Force Academy, is currently completing his Masters Thesis of Liberal Studies in International Affairs at Georgetown University, and received an honorable discharge in 2005 at the rank of Captain after service as an active duty officer in the United States Air Force.
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